Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

primary alcohol catabolic process

Term ID
GO:0034310
Synonyms
  • monohydric alcohol catabolic process
  • primary alcohol breakdown
  • primary alcohol catabolism
  • primary alcohol degradation
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
References
Ontology
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Phenotype
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